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Babbo Menu

antipasti
Marinated Fresh Sardines with caramelized fennel and lobster oil       12
Grilled Octopus with "borlotti marinati" and spicy limoncello vinaigrette       15
Marinated Gulf Shrimp with radishes, budding chives and a jalapeño vinaigrette       16
Steamed Cockles with red chiles and basil       15
&Quot;neci con Funghi misti"       15
Asparagus "milanese" with duck egg and parmigiano       15
Crisp Spring Vegetables with goat’s milk ricotta and rhubarb agrodolce       14
Roasted Beet Tartare with chianti vinegar and ricotta salata       14
Baby Wild Arugula with parmigiano and aceto manodori       17
Warm Tripe "alla parmigiana"       11
Warm Lamb’s Tongue Vinaigrette with morel mushrooms and a 3-minute egg       13
Pig Foot "milanese" with rice beans and arugula       15
Testa with pickled pearls and thyme vinaigrette       11
Duck Bresaola with asparagus and parmigiano       14
Prosciutto San Daniele "riserva" with black pepper "fett’unta"       15
Armandino’s Salumi finocchiona and lamb prosciutto       17
primi
Goat Cheese Tortelloni with dried orange and wild fennel pollen       19
Spaghettini with spicy budding chives and a one pound lobster       26
Maccheroni Alla Chitarra with oven dried tomatoes, red chiles and bottarga di muggine       20
Bucatini All’amatriciana with guanciale, hot pepper and pecorino       20
Garganelli with "funghi trifolati"       22
Mint Love Letters with spicy lamb sausage       20
Lamb’s Brain "francobolli" with lemon and sage       19
Goose Liver Ravioli with balsamic vinegar and brown butter       24
Stinging Nettle Pappardelle with wild boar ragu       23
Pappardelle Bolognese       21
Sweet Potato "lune" with sage and amaretti       19
Homemade Orecchiette with sweet sausage and rapini       19
Gnocchi with braised oxtail       20
Fettuccine with house-made pancetta and asparagus       23
Beef Cheek Ravioli with crushed squab liver and black truffles       23
Linguine with clams, pancetta and hot chiles       21
Black Spaghetti with mussels, spicy salami calabrese and green chiles       25
secondi
Spicy Two Minute Calamari sicilian lifeguard style       24
Whole Grilled Branzino with radicchio in pancetta and lemon oregano jam       29
Wild Striped Bass with sweet potato and chorizo vinaigrette       28
Barbecued Squab with roasted beet "farrotto" and porcini mustard       27
Duck with five lilies, babbo pancetta and kumquat vinaigrette       29
Grilled Quail with "scorzonera alla romana" and saba       27
Rabbit with peas, babbo pancetta and carrot vinaigrette       28
Grilled Pork Chop with cherry peppers, cipolline and aceto manodori       29
Fennel Dusted Sweetbreads with sweet and sour onions, duck bacon and membrillo vinegar       27
Grilled Lamb Chops "scottadita" with sunchokes, grilled onions and lemon yogurt       29
&Quot;brasato al barolo" braised beef with porcini mushrooms       29
Barbecued Skirt Steak with asparagus "alla piastra" and salsa verde       28
Deconstructed Osso Buco For Two with saffron orzo, cavolo nero and chestnut gremolata       75
Grilled Ribeye For Two with ramps and aceto manodori       70
contorni $8
Roasted Beet "farrotto"      
Rapini with roasted garlic      
Roasted Potatoes with rosemary      
Babbo Greens with roasted shallots      
Sweet Peas with pancetta      
pasta tasting menu $69
Per Person
Black Tagliatelle with parsnips and pancetta, "vespa bianco," bastianich 2000      
&Quot;casunzei" with poppy seeds, "coste all'ombra, " maurigi 2006      
Garganelli with "funghi trifolati", morellino di scansano "i perazzi," la mozza 2005      
Domingo’s Pyramids with "passato di pomodoro", torrette superiore "rovetta", grosjean 2006      
Pappardelle Bolognese barbera d’alba, hilberg-pasquero 2005      
&Quot;frittelle di caciotta" with figs and honey, moscato di trani "piani di tufara," rivera 2006      
Gingerbread Panna Cotta with vanilla cream, malvasia delle lipari passito, hauner 2006      
Chocolate Delizia with vanilla zabaione, "pomele," falesco 2007      
traditional tasting menu $75
Per Person
Culatello with ramps and pecorino, tocai friulano, bastianich 2006      
Pappardelle with hedghogs and thyme, petit arvine "vigna rovetta", grosjean 2006      
Duck Tortelli with "sugo finto" "rosso d'orsone", dal fari 2000      
Grilled Hanger Steak with royal trumpet mushrooms and cipolline agrodolce oltrepo pavese riserva "cavariola", verdi 2003      
Coach Farm’s Finest with fennel honey, champagne brut, delamotte nv      
&Quot;crema con mosto" "ninive" pavese ermes 2006      
Chocolate "tartufino" recioto di soave "la broia", roccolo grassi 2002      
Pecan and Date Budino with caramel gelato, amaro ciociaro, paolucci nv      
dolci e formaggi
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake with orange sauce and hazelnut gelato       12
Warm Apple Crostata with cinnamon gelato       12
Saffron Panna Cotta with quince, pink peppercorn and quince sorbetto       12
Cranberry and Pecan Budino with warm caramel and ricotta gelato       12
Pumpkin Cheesecake with golden raisins, crème fraiche and saba       12
Hudson Valley Schiacciata with concord grapes, honey and vanilla gelato       12
Pistachio and Chocolate Semifreddo       12
Biscotti and Cookies       11
Assortment of Gelati and Sorbetti       11
Selection of Three Cheeses paglina, pecorino cinerino, capucetto rosso, coach farm triple creme, taleggio latte crudo, gorgonzola piccante, parmigiano reggiano       12
Selection of Five Cheeses       15
Selection of Seven Cheeses       18
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